My universe has been influenced by the aurora community at several distinct points.
In 2114, the community got to participate in a classic
election, effectively choosing between a small government and a big government politician.
In 2123, the community got to pick between
five leaders offering five "flavors" of sci-fi setting, they subsequently narrowed it down to two possible futures, a space opera with many worlds controlled independently, and a militarily unified humanity. The community
Chose the latter. Since 2124, my campaign has followed the exploits of the Concordance, a space navy charged with keeping humanity safe from internal and external threats, while not interfering with business on the planets below... charitably,they are a "star patrol" or "galactic alliance." In reality, they may be one step away from a military dictatorship. Now, the community gets to decide which direction we go: Does the concordance become a benevolent order of knights and dukes, forever charged with policing the spaceways of the Orion arm...or do they fall into corruption, treachery, and endless factional rivalries...or worse...a monolithic tyrannical star empire that will preside over 1,000 years of darkness. By may 12th, I will know, but you might not, because here's the fun part: I'm not going to tell you what road your decisions will lead us down, or the ultimate consequences of your decisions. You'll simply have to play a role and see what happens.
Players will play parts in a coup of galactic proportions. About 12 hours from now, I will post a list of 16 possible low-ranking, low information "roles" players can take...only the first 16 "takers" will be accommodated, and in order of interest (though I expect far less interest than that...but maybe not). Every role has the potential to decide the fate of the coup and therefore the universe. Every episode, they'll be prompted to make a decision...some of the consequences will be swift and brutal and merciless, expelling the players from the game or killing off their comrades. Some of these decisions will be made in secret by PM.
only offer to play along if you're a frequent forum user (you're here almost every day). The game can accommodate some absence, but you may not get a say in events critical to your survival...in general, don't get super attached to your character as you could be killed off at any time, sometimes in surprising and "unfair" ways. I want to correspond somewhat (but not exactly probably) with the actual 12th of may, so that we'll give you some idea of the timeline I'm shooting for.